Machine for filling cans with meat



L CUTTING. vMachine. for Filling Cans with Meat.

Patented July 6,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

LEWIS 'G-UTTING, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

MACHINE FOR FILLING CANS WITH MEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,590, dated July 6,1880,

Application filed November 18, 1879. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwrs CUTTING, of San Francisco, in the county ofSan Francisco and State of California, have invented a certain new anduseful invention or Improvement in Machines for Filling Cans with Meat,which invention is fully described in the following specification andaccompanying drawings, reference being had thereto.

My invention has for its object to provide a machine for readily fillingor stuffing cans with out meats, poultry, &c., for preservation andtransportation.

It consists of a cylinder divided longitudinally, one half of which isfixed to the sides of a frame, and the other half is made removable bysuitable mechanism, which shuts down over the fixed portion when asuitable quantity of the material has been fed to the machine from aninclined chute or feeding-table in front of the cylinder. A piston orplunger is made to force or stuff the material into cans at the opposite end of the cylinder, all of which will hereinafter be more fullydescribed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a rear-end view.Fig. 2 is a frontend yiew. Fig. 3 is a side view. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal vertical section. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of theplunger. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the plug of the plunger.

A is the frame, to the sides of which are connected the stationarysemi-cylinder B, from one end of which projects a plunger pipe or tube,0.

In the sides of the frame, at the rear of the semi-cylinder, are madetwo vertical slots, at a,

vin which moves the cross arm or bar D, to

which is connected the upper half or movable The said semi-cylindermoves freely up and down in the slots and between the two sides of theframe. This cylinder is hinged by arms b .b and pins 1) b to a treadleor apron, E, the lower ends of the arms passing through slots in it,while the front end of the treadle is pivoted to the front or foot ofthe frame proper, and underneath the treadle is a flat spring, F, whichserves to throw back the treadle when it is borne down by the foot ofthe operator and released.

A stationary plate, G, is connected to the sides of the frame, and tothe front edge of c, on the side of the frame.

this is hinged the feeding-table H, which permits this feeding apron ortable to be moved freely up and down, to close up the aperture which mayremain between the movable and stationary semi-cylinders when the upperpart is borne down over the lower part.

The hinged feed-table, as it is raised, forces the material to be cannedunder the upper cylindrical half of the receptacle in which the plungerworks previous to said upper half being depressed by the treadle. Thisis accomplished after the cylinder has received a sumcient quantity fromthe inclined chute or table by pressing down the treadle by the foot ofthe operator, in which position it is held by a notch on the end of anarm, I, engaging a lug,

This arm is pivoted to the front end of the treadle.

The plunger or piston J is composed of a hollow tube made so as to fitthe feeding-cylinder when the two parts are brought together. Its innerend is provided with a hollow plug, in which is placed a valve, 6, keptto its seat at the end of the plug by a spiral spring, so that if anysuction or sticking should take place at the end of the plunger inpushing forward the meat or other material to be canned this valve willbe drawn forward and admit the necessary air for the release of thepiston.

The operation of my machine is as follows: The treadle being releasedfrom the lug at the side of the frame and the movable cylinder raisedup, the meat or other material to be canned is placed upon the inclinedtable H, and passes down into the stationary part of the cylinder, andwhen a sufficient quantity has been introduced the treadle is presseddown by the foot and the feeding-apron raised to a "ertical position(shown in Fig. 4.) simultaneously with it, which act compresses thematerial to be canned into a cylindrical and more compact form. Theplunger resting in the extended tube at the side of the machine is thenpushed forward and forces the material before it in a compact form intocans, which are placed and held securely in position opposite to theplunger at the opening in the frame on the opposite side of the machine.

By this device the plunger can be operated rapidly, as no suction orsticking to the meat is had, by reason of the relief-valve in its end.

By this means meat or other material can be easily and rapidly canned,and in a much better condition than when packed by hand or by means of avertical plunger.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the upper or movable semi-cylinder with thecross-bar I), treadle E, arm I, lug c, and stationary semi-cylinder B,all arranged substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. In acan packing or stnfiing machine, the inclined chute orfeeding-table H, in combination with the semi-cylindrical sections ofthe receptacle, all arranged and operating substantially as herein setforth and specified.

